A global traveling wave on Venus

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Atmospheric Circulation, Cloud Physics, Infrared Radiation, Momentum Transfer, Planetary Waves, Venus Atmosphere, Venus Clouds, Atmospheric Models, Galileo Project, Heating, Venus (Planet), Wind Velocity Measurement

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The dominant large-scale pattern in the clouds of Venus has been described as a 'Y' or 'Psi' and tentatively identified by earlier workers as a Kelvin wave. A detailed calculation of linear wave modes in the Venus atmosphere verifies this identification. Cloud feedback by infrared heating fluctuations is a plausible excitation mechanism. Modulation of the large-scale pattern by the wave is a possible explanation for the Y. Momentum transfer by the wave could contribute to sustaining the general circulation.

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